Cowboys should draw strength from upset win at New Orleans last season

A little more than nine months ago, they embarked on a road trip with a two-game losing streak and few experts giving them any chance of snapping it.

But instead of buckling under the pressure, they emerged victorious in New Orleans, downing the previously undefeated Saints 24-17.

Now they travel to Houston this afternoon with an 0-2 record to face the 2-0 Texans at Reliant Stadium.

So will Wade Phillips remind the players of what they did in New Orleans last December?

“I may do that,” he said. “I just want this team to be this team. We did some good things last year, but last year is gone. Just like those first two games are gone. We have to do something about them.”